Welcome to the Medico-Legal Society
The Medico-Legal Society was founded in 1901. Its aim is to promote Medico-Legal knowledge in all its aspects. Its members are lawyers and medical professionals in roughly equal numbers, providing excellent networking opportunities.
The Society normally holds monthly lectures in central London between October and June each year. At each lecture, a well-qualified speaker presents a paper followed by a discussion which continues over drinks and canapés. The lectures are livestreamed to members who are unable to attend in person
The President Dr Sarah Galbraith
Reception after the lecture
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You can view the full programme on our programme. Members of both the Legal and Medical professions will find the lectures useful for their continuing professional development, providing excellent value.
The Society’s President serves for two years and is drawn alternately from the legal and medical professions. Click on NEWS to discover more about our current President.
ANNUAL DINNER
The Society holds its Annual Dinner in June each year. Please see “NEWS” for details and photos of the 2025 dinner
THE MEDICO-LEGAL JOURNAL
The official organ of the Society is the Medico-Legal Journal which is sent to all Ordinary/Associate members. It publishes the majority of the papers presented to the Society as well as original articles from around the world, case reports and correspondence.
NEXT LECTURE
PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE
GRESHAM COLLEGE, Barnard’s Inn Hall, London EC1N 2HH
Date: 9th October 2025
Speaker: Prof. Sir Chris Whitty KCB FRS FRCP FFPH FMedSci DSc MBA LLM Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019
Topic: The role of the State in preventing disease
RECEPTION
Members attending meetings in person are welcome to join the President, Speaker and Council members at our usual reception with wine, soft drinks and canapés. A voluntary contribution of £10 per person would be appreciated.
SYMPOSIUM
On 13 May 2025, at Gatehouse Chambers, members of the Medico-Legal Society held a symposium on the Montgomery case and its implications for consent in clinical practice and law. A report of the event and recordings of all the sessions can be found here
RECORDINGS
Recordings of most of our recent meetings are now available to members only via this website. To access them, click here.
Then follow the on-screen instructions. You will need a username (usually your email address) and a password which you can reset if you’ve forgotten it.
Unless otherwise stated, all lectures will take place at 7 pm at Gresham College, Barnard’s Inn Hall, London EC1N 2HH, followed by a drinks reception. For further information, see our programme.
To join click on “Membership” above.
The Medico-Legal Society is a Registered Charity, charity number 214508.
